Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-11-13

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Nov 13

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

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Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▼ 375 vs last sale 687▲ 312 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 62▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 27▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.86/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.61 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$136.86

66 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.96

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	149.17	691	22
Medium and Large 2	475	132.42	629	38
Medium and Large 3	484	119.83	579	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

136.86

—

AL average15 barns · 1,399 hd

123.89

+12.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−62.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,715	68.00	1,166	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	45.00	693	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	41.08	459	4thin

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	161.47/cwt	157.00–165.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	129.54/cwt	127.00–132.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	118.83/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	116.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	111.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	105.33/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	157.32/cwt	155.00–162.00	514	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	180.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	141.84/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	670	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	132.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	601	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	462	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,166	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	42.11/cwt	40.00–43.00	463	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	443	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	693	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,125	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,988	1

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Nov 13, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 687Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	122.00	122.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
2	—	353	135.00–145.00	139.96
2	—	418	127.00–132.00	129.54
5	—	521	115.00–120.00	116.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
3	—	383	125.00–135.00	130.66
3	—	460	115.00–117.00	116.32
4	—	545	110.00–112.00	111.50
5	—	427	117.00–120.00	118.83
6	—	569	105.00–107.00	105.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	162.00	162.00
2	—	553	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.59
4	—	333	175.00–185.00	180.42
4	—	523	135.00–140.00	138.07
5	—	431	150.00–160.00	155.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	105.00–107.00	105.99
3	—	327	155.00–162.00	157.32
3	—	515	120.00–130.00	124.06
4	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.96
4	—	576	115.00–120.00	116.23
7	—	423	137.00–145.00	141.84
12	—	455	130.00–136.00	132.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
3	—	462	120.00–122.00	120.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
3	—	432	157.00–165.00	161.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	38.00	38.00
3	—	1,100	40.00–43.00	42.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	68.00	68.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	710.00	710.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.